SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is set to go paperless, with 325 high-end tablets being procured for legislators and for installation inside the House.
According to details, the National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI), which handles IT procurement and services for the government, has floated tenders for the purchase of tablets and other IT equipment for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly under the Government of India’s ambitious National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) project.
As per the details, 95 tablets are being procured for the use of MLAs outside the House. The total strength of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is 95, including 90 elected MLAs and five nominated MLAs. The five nominated seats are currently vacant.
In addition to the 95 tablets for MLAs, 230 tablets are being procured for installation on the desks of legislators in the Assembly chambers in both Srinagar and Jammu, as well as in certain Assembly offices.
The high-level committee headed by the Speaker has recommended the procurement of Samsung tablets.
“The high-level apex committee chaired by the Speaker of the J&K Assembly has approved the purchase of Samsung tablets for installation inside the House and for the official use of MLAs, as they are technically suitable, meet the required quality standards and have service centres available in both Jammu and Srinagar,” the documents state.
The procurement of the tablets is expected to cost around Rs 5 crore.
The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) is a flagship initiative of the Government of India under the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs aimed at making legislative assemblies and Parliament paperless. (KNO)
